* These were the original design active duty KC-10A scarves
used at
Barksdale AFB and March AFB. The blue scarf, in particular,
was worn by the test unit at Barksdale AFB and issued to the
32nd Air Refueling Squadron when it became the first KC-
10A
operational unit. Likewise, the red scarf was issued to the
9th Air Refueling Squadron at March AFB, when it became
the
second KC-10A operational unit. It is believed that these
scarves, along with patches, zaps, and pins, were provided
to KC-10A unit members by McDonnell Douglas as part of
the
KC-10A marketing and publicity plan. Some colors were also
used at more than one base. Typically the 9th Air Refueling
Squadron
(March AFB) and 2nd Air Refueling Squadron (Barksdale
AFB)
used the red color and 6th Air Refueling Squadron (March
AFB) and 32nd Air Refueling Squadron (Barksdale AFB)
used
blue. Other colors of this design were used by other units
at Seymour-Johnson AFB. Later the black scarf worn by the
344th Air Refueling Squadron at Seymour-Johnson AFB was
worn
by wing staff at other bases.